MJAAs Face Canada U20s in 2018 Qualifier Final

2018 Junior World Trophy North American Qualifier

The USA Rugby Men’s Junior All-Americans (MJAAs) lost 60-22 to the Canadian U20s side in their first match of the World Rugby Trophy Qualifier series at Penberthy Rec Sports Complex at College Station, Texas.

The second and final match of the World Rugby Trophy Qualifier will take place at Rice University on Sat, June 16 at 3:30 PM CT. The team with highest aggregate difference in scores across the two games qualifies for the World Junior Trophy in Bucharest, Romania August 28 to September 10.

The USA has made one change in the starters from the first match with Devin Short moving to flanker from the reserves. As the result of the red card received by Bronson Tels in the first match, Bailey Wilson moves to lock from flanker. In the reserves Max Dacey joins the squad.

Canada’s “Seth Purdey had a head knock in the game on Tuesday and has been replaced by Elias Ergas, with Mostyn Findlay coming in on the wing instead of Ergas. Brandon Schellenberger is now the second back on the bench. Jackson Matthews starts this game as number 8 in an exchange with Owain Ruttan, who is now a ‘finisher’. Sam Turner, having recovered from concussion, replaces Stephen Mallard as a replacement prop.”